Oscars are supposed to reward quality. But the Academy of Arts and Sciences — which gives out the awards — gets it wrong all the time.

Remember when "Crash" won best picture in 2005? Or when "Suicide Squad" won an Oscar (for best makeup and hairstyling) just last year? Oscar history is filled with poor choices and outrageous omissions.

This year is no different, with a handful of baffling nominations. You can root against them at this year's Oscar ceremony, at 6:30 p.m. EST on March 4 on ABC.

Here are 13 Oscar nominations that should have never happened.

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We should calm down about Christopher Plummer.

Christopher Plummer in "All the Money in the World."
Sony Pictures

It's astonishing that he replaced Kevin Spacey in "All the Money in the World" in just 10 days, and director Ridley Scott still delivered a finished film by its release date. But the Golden Globe and Oscar nominations are pretty silly. I love Plummer, but Michael Stuhlbarg or Armie Hammer in "Call Me By Your Name" both delivered beautiful work and could have been recognized here.

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"Beauty and the Beast" had the most production design, but not the best.

The castle of "Beauty and the Beast" was filled with carefully designed, boring objects.
Disney

Disney's live-action "Beauty and the Beast" adaptation starring Emma Watson and Dan Stevens sure looked expensive. The designers for the movie were mostly interested in making the set from the animated movie look as ultra-realist as possible. The result was maximalist and lush, but not very original.

A better choice might have been "The Florida Project." The movie was made on a microscopic budget and set at a run-down motel outside of Disney World. It's an essential part of the movie's character.

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Margot Robbie's nomination for "I, Tonya" was unnecessary.

Margot Robbie in "I, Tonya."
Neon

Robbie gave a solid performance as Tonya Harding. But as the movie careens towards its tragic end, it pulls away from her and doesn't give her character any kind of satisfying emotional closure.

And though Jennifer Lawrence has arguably been over-rewarded by the Academy already with mid-tier work like "Joy," her acting in "mother!" anchored an outlandish, out-of-control movie. She should be recognized for it.

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Like "Beauty and the Beast," "Kong: Skull Island" doesn't have too many creative ideas.

"Kong: Skull Island."
Legendary Pictures

The visual effects Oscar nomination went too far. "Kong: Skull Island" was a fun monster movie, but the umpteenth rendition of King Kong isn't particularly better than any other.

A more interesting pic would have been "Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets," which was one of the most visually creative movies in years, crawling with cool alien creatures and fancy technology. "Okja" or "Thor: Ragnarok" would've also been good picks.

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The cinematography in "Darkest Hour" was merely serviceable.

"Darkest Hour" is too dark.
Focus Features

As a rule, most of the Winston Churchill drama was little more than a generic historical biopic. A more interesting-looking choice here might have been "The Florida Project," with its roaming camera that remained at eye level with its six-year-old stars and saw the world anew, Paul Thomas Anderson's masterful work on "Phantom Thread," the transporting summer vibes of "Call Me by Your Name," or the deeply shaded images in "The Lost City of Z."

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The score for "Three Billboards" is just terrible.

Look, I love Carter Burwell, but his work for "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri" is far from his best. It's tonally at odds with most of the film and not remotely memorable. John Williams got his 51st nomination this year for "Star Wars: The Last Jedi," but he should also get a 52nd for "The Post" as well.

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"I, Tonya" didn't need an editing nomination.

"I, Tonya."
Neon

The showy, faux-documentary structure was cute, but hardly worthy of an Oscar nomination.

"Three Billboards" doesn't deserve a screenplay Oscar, either.

"Three Billboards," unfortunately, is one of those movies that gets worse the longer you sit with it. Its haphazard structure and head-scratching redemption of a racist cop doesn't quite ring true by the ending. "Dunkirk," "The Florida Project," "Coco," "Phantom Thread," "mother!" or "A Quiet Passion" would be better picks here.

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For that reason, it probably shouldn't have a best picture nomination.

On the other hand, "The Big Sick" was robbed in this category, and a nomination for "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" would have been a helpful recognition for the franchise's accomplishments in the movie industry.

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And "Logan" wasn't the most subversive genre movie.

Hugh Jackman as Wolverine in "Logan."
20th Century Fox

It's great that the academy recognized genre by nominating "Logan" for best adapted screenplay. The movie is remarkably different from every other superhero movie, but relies on its predecessors to build the emotional impact of showing us our heroes slowly dying.

But an even better choice for this slot would be "Star Wars: The Last Jedi," which turns the "Star Wars" universe on its head all while grappling with the legacy of the series' previous films and taking each character to their logical next step. It's a serious work of brilliance.

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"Victoria & Abdul" doesn't need an Oscar nomination.

"Victoria & Abdul."
Focus Features

It's one of those perfectly fine historical dramas that doesn't deserve spectacular attention but always manages to pick up an Oscar nomination anyway. Better choices in the makeup and hairstyling category would have been "Phantom Thread," "I, Tonya," or "Mudbound."